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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judy Mullan, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong According to 2016 Census data, 3.5% of Australians have limited English proficiency. When they’re receiving health care, it’s essential these Australians have access to interpreters. Research has shown professional interpreters facilitate effective communication between the patient and ... <a title="Remote interpreting services are essential for people with limited English — during COVID-19 and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/remote-interpreting-services-are-essential-for-people-with-limited-english-during-covid-19-and-beyond-143531/" aria-label="Read more about Remote interpreting services are essential for people with limited English — during COVID-19 and beyond">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aliza Werner-Seidler, Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health & Clinical Psychologist, UNSW Access to mental health support has never been more important, as Melburnians are hit with a stage 4 lockdown and much of the rest of Australia braces for a potential second wave of COVID-19. This ... <a title="5 ways to get mental health help without having to talk on the phone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/5-ways-to-get-mental-health-help-without-having-to-talk-on-the-phone-143491/" aria-label="Read more about 5 ways to get mental health help without having to talk on the phone">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Osman, Scientist, Energy Efficiency & Renewables, CSIRO Yesterday, Australia’s eastern states felt a vicious cold snap, and these wintry blasts make hunkering down in isolation at home a little easier. But as the temperature rises at home, so does our carbon footprint and energy bills. Heating ... <a title="After the vicious cold snap, here are our tips to warm up while keeping your environmental footprint down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/after-the-vicious-cold-snap-here-are-our-tips-to-warm-up-while-keeping-your-environmental-footprint-down-143458/" aria-label="Read more about After the vicious cold snap, here are our tips to warm up while keeping your environmental footprint down">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question ... <a title="Climate explained: could electric car batteries feed power back into the grid?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/climate-explained-could-electric-car-batteries-feed-power-back-into-the-grid-143821/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: could electric car batteries feed power back into the grid?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Prestridge, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University In early July, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced government school students in prep to Year 10 — in Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire —would learn from home for term three. Students in Years 11 and 12, as well as those ... <a title="Victoria’s Year 12 students are learning remotely. But they won’t necessarily fall behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/victorias-year-12-students-are-learning-remotely-but-they-wont-necessarily-fall-behind-143844/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s Year 12 students are learning remotely. But they won’t necessarily fall behind">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Cervin, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia The new Netflix documentary Athlete A details how Larry Nassar, the US women’s gymnastics team doctor, was brought to justice after sexually abusing hundreds of gymnasts. Since its release, gymnasts around the world have come forward with stories ... <a title="Girls no more: why elite gymnastics competition for women should start at 18" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/girls-no-more-why-elite-gymnastics-competition-for-women-should-start-at-18-143182/" aria-label="Read more about Girls no more: why elite gymnastics competition for women should start at 18">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison says the COVID-19 crisis has created new opportunities for “like-minded economies” to work together – but warned against “solely transactional” trade approaches undermining these relationships. In a Wednesday keynote speech to the US Aspen Security Forum, delivered virtually, ... <a title="Morrison warns against ‘solely transactional’ trade approach in address to US audience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/morrison-warns-against-solely-transactional-trade-approach-in-address-to-us-audience-143937/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison warns against ‘solely transactional’ trade approach in address to US audience">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Should the public know the details of all the Victorian aged care facilities that have had COVID-19 cases? “Yes” seems the obvious answer. But not according to the Health department or Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck. At Tuesday’s hearing of ... <a title="View from The Hill: There’s no case for keeping secret any aged care facility’s COVID details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/view-from-the-hill-theres-no-case-for-keeping-secret-any-aged-care-facilitys-covid-details-143920/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: There’s no case for keeping secret any aged care facility’s COVID details">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Romero Macau, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics, Edith Cowan University With Victoria’s declaration of a state of disaster and imposition of Stage 4 restrictions, many Melburnians have returned to panic buying. Supermarket shelves across the city have been stripped of canned goods, ... <a title="What Victoria’s abattoir rules mean for the supply and price of meat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/what-victorias-abattoir-rules-mean-for-the-supply-and-price-of-meat-143895/" aria-label="Read more about What Victoria’s abattoir rules mean for the supply and price of meat">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Read more: Melbourne non-essential retailers closed, as Morrison unveils pandemic leave Childcare services and most preschools have remained open throughout the COVID-19 restrictions in Australia. From Wednesday, however, Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions mean most children (except for vulnerable ... <a title="Childcare closed to most families, no JobKeeper: what Melbourne’s stage 4 lockdown means for parents and the sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/childcare-closed-to-most-families-no-jobkeeper-what-melbournes-stage-4-lockdown-means-for-parents-and-the-sector-143845/" aria-label="Read more about Childcare closed to most families, no JobKeeper: what Melbourne’s stage 4 lockdown means for parents and the sector">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Crowe, Professor of Law, Bond University The Queensland government has quietly released the state Law Reform Commission’s long-awaited report on reforming the state’s controversial sexual consent laws. After much lobbying by survivors of sexual assault for comprehensive changes to the law, the recommendations are a huge ... <a title="Queensland rape law ‘loophole’ could remain after review ignores concerns about rape myths and consent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/queensland-rape-law-loophole-could-remain-after-review-ignores-concerns-about-rape-myths-and-consent-141772/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland rape law ‘loophole’ could remain after review ignores concerns about rape myths and consent">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Moses, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Canterbury Perhaps predictably, last week’s announcement that Behrouz Boochani had been granted refugee status in New Zealand quickly became election campaign fodder. Both National Party leader Judith Collins and NZ First leader Winston Peters alluded to Boochani being ... <a title="Claims that Behrouz Boochani jumped the queue are a reminder of the dangers of anti-refugee politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/04/claims-that-behrouz-boochani-jumped-the-queue-are-a-reminder-of-the-dangers-of-anti-refugee-politics-143743/" aria-label="Read more about Claims that Behrouz Boochani jumped the queue are a reminder of the dangers of anti-refugee politics">Read more</a>
